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You might want to just disregard this post because it's definitely a gaming laptop, but it is built quite solidly. I'd take a look at the Razer Blade models, the 14" size is great and has fantastic hardware. The one thing that you'll lose is battery life

Last comment, I plan to sideload linux onto this device. Will I lose functionality by not running windows or are these features delivered over firmware?

Sounds like exactly what I want, and I'm not paying for dumb features like a touchscreen. Thanks for the help

I assume I can use more than one battery with the machine, for instance, carrying 3 of the rear batteries and swapping them as they die?

I really like the Dev Edition of the XPS 13, I believe it comes in at around $1100. the x260 looks amazing on paper, and the only question I have is smoothness as a product, great find when it comes to hardware. It is expensive, but given the hardware I think its a fair price. Any thoughts in closing? I'll probably go with the x260 maxed out.

Orangeator, do you have experience with the battery swap features? Do they work well?

Do you guys have any experience with the Chromebook Pixel? Would this be a good option for me?

I currently have a surface Pro 2, I should add that a touchscreen is pretty irrelevant to me. Thanks for your reply! The major limiter for me is the screen size, but I like the line of thought. I completely forgot the most important thing for me, which is a fantastic keyboard for typing. I write a lot of exploits and I can't stand the small attached type cover that I'm using currently

Hi friends, I am in the process of deciding what laptop to get to continue my career. I am an information security analyst. I would like a laptop with excellent battery, and quite a bit of RAM. 8GB minimum, I'd love 16 GB. I don't have a budget, but I simply want to know my money is being spent in a way directly contributing to my experience. I would expect that a business class laptop would be best for me, I'm not a fan of the fancy finishes on most mid range consumer laptops. In the spirit of conciseness: Processor that can handle virtualization- i5 dual core or above (2.0Ghz) Ram- 8 GB minimum- 16 preferred 13-15" SSD options, 2.5" upgradeable or at least 256GB Battey options- hot swappable or at least 10 hrs builtin Portability, lightweight as possible Best IO possible Any recommendations are appreciated, if I can provide more information please let me know!

Very well, my friends. What is the best non reference card for the 390? I have been told AMD cards run really hot, so what non reference is the talk of the town right now?

The reason that I want more RAM is because I am also running a huge RAID array on FreeNAS, so if theres a way to add that ram in I would love to hear about it. My budget for a GPU is ideally under 250, but I am willing to hear any configuration. Why exactly is the R9 390 a good option?

I am upgrading my build and I just bought the Gigabyte Z97x SLI and I have a GTX 660 Superclocked as a GPU. I want more graphics performance and I want to spend the least possible. Should I buy another GTX 660 SC or would it make more sense to buy something like a 970? Additionally, I am going from 2 DIMM slots to 4 on the new motherboard, can I add an 8GB stick of Ram from Patriot to my 16GB corsair vengeance kit? Thanks for the help!

So will that save me a lot of battery?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157374NO!! It's out of stock, sorry bro. Last gen chipset anyways, but I can definitely vouch for ASRock ITX mobos. Best of luck man feel free to hmu via DM

Hurray! Mostly cooling is the issue, make sure you have good ventilation with all of your parts. That's really it though, I would just avoid overclocking. I have an ASRock ITX motherboard that is splendid, I'll post a link.